In the Shadow of Appomattox: The Significance of Bennett Place

In the Shadow of Appomattox: The Significance of Bennett Place

Yesterday marked the 150th anniversary of the surrender of Confederate General Joseph Johnston to Union General William Sherman.  While history focuses on Lee’s surrender at Appomattox as the end of the Civil War, Johnston’s surrender at Bennett Place was significantly larger and demonstrates the lack of a definitive end to the war.

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